https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/rent-surges-in-georgia-and-armenia-as-russians-flee-fearing-mobilisationContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/rent-surges-in-georgia-and-armenia-as-russians-flee-fearing-mobilisationhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/rent-surges-in-georgia-and-armenia-as-russians-flee-fearing-mobilisation#u127290Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:30:25 +0000Housing costs in Georgia and Armenia face dramatic increases as Russian nationals relocate to visa-free former Soviet states to avoid military conscription. Monthly rents for a two-room flat in Yerevan reached €800 to €900, marking a 23.5% increase year on year in August. In Tbilisi, rental prices stabilised following massive jumps of 60% to 70% that followed the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Russian citizens make up 72% of the newcomers driving these regional housing shifts.Why it mattersHousing markets across the Caucasus have strained under the weight of sustained inward migration